A New Agricultural Model in Central China's Hunan

This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows newly-harvested rice in Shuangfeng County of Loudi City, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Li Jianxin/Xinhua)

To improve the utilization rate of farmland, Shuangfeng County is trying to experiment with a new agricultural model that enables a field to grow rice, ratoon rice and cole in different seasons of the same year. 

A farmer harvests ratoon rice in a field in Shuangfeng County of Loudi City, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai) 

This aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows a farmer harvesting rice in a field in Shuangfeng County of Loudi City, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Li Jianxin/Xinhua) 

This aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows a farmer harvesting rice in a field in Shuangfeng County of Loudi City, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Li Jianxin/Xinhua) 

A farmer harvests ratoon rice in a field in Shuangfeng County of Loudi City, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai) 

This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2023 shows newly-harvested ratoon rice in Shuangfeng County of Loudi City, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai) 

Staff members measure moisture content of ratoon rice in a field in Shuangfeng County of Loudi City, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)